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j Just Missed Being Killed,

There came near being genuine trag.
edy on the Opera House stage Saturday
afternoon just before the curtain went up
for tho matinee performance of Isl Per.
kins." viii Seabright and John Riley,
two Of the ushers, were behind the scenes
and seabright picked up an old horse pis.
tol that was loaded almost to the muzzle
with wadding ready to DO used in an ex.
plosion gcene. Thinking it was empty, he
pointed it at Riley. The latter just hap.
pened to turn aside when the gun went
of, the wadding striking tho wall near by.
Had the load struck him it would have
killed him instantly. Both OF the young
men were badly frightened, and it Is safe
to say, will in the future, DO very careful
in handling the stage properties, 81.
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AssIGNEK's SALE,
A ssIGNMENr NOTICE.

oren D. Klsncr having this day, by IN instru.
ment OF writing, duly made and recorded In the
assigned to me- for tho benefit OF his creditors. al
bis personal property OF every pion, includ
Ing his book accounts, notes and stock Of milii
nety notions, &c. No. 107l Main street. all persous
Indebted 70 said kisner arc required to make I'm.
mediate settlement with me or The same will be m,
Into the hands Of officers for collection, All nor
sons having claims against said Kisner can prcsent
the same. properly verified, for settlement, me
posed OF cheap for cash, as whole or in lots 10
suit purchasers md II not disposed Of In thirtS
Gays VIII BE- sold at public auction on tho prem.
fel0 .--------- B. B. DovEEER. Assignee
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DELLAIRE,
Resume OF the News Of Two Dnys-Pcr.
sonnl Gossip, etc. p

A Resume of the Nows of Two Dnys-Per.
sonnl Gossip, etc.
The Buckeye Building Association will
have money to sell tonight. !.
The public schools will give m enter
tainment some time in March. ,!~-ss
The strike Of the nailfeeders is said to be-
still likely to cause trouble here. /
N: L. Marsh, Of Wellsburg, will reopen
his Iewelry store here this week. -
Andrew Roeder and Daniel Theobald
have gone into the insurance business. 3
John O. Mccormick, the timer, will
sell out and go west on account of poor
health. lH'z :
The Benwood ferryboat broke valve
stem Saturday and had to lay up fol
awhile.
There is to be lecture tonight at the
W.. church by w. B. Stoddard on secret
societies. =, :, ,
Major Camp, the temperance orator Of
Ohio, will begin on Tuesday evening a
series OF temperance meetings.
Tho Township and the CITY School
Boards arc about to have a meeting TO AZ
exactly their respective boundaries.
Word has been received that James
Mertz, who has been for some time at
Denver, is very low with consumption.
The Ohio Valley Foundry has enioined
tho Ohio Valley railroad from extending
the foundry switch to the Bellaire window
glass works. Is,
Samuel Norton's horse ran OF with q
light wagon Saturday, making an excite
ment on Union street but doing no harm
but the breaking Of the shafts. /
Rev. J. Q. Smith preached at the south
beliaire NJ. E. churchlast night; but there
was no preaching there in the forenoon.
as he preached ct Nit. Zion. ! ;
The streets here were never worse, but
i the spending OF money on them, except
1911 permanent work, we're absolutely for.
ridden they could be no worse and the
town would have the more money for per.
manent work. Inv. r.
The Ohio Lantern Company is about
ready, to begin its new factory near the
Cleveland & Pittsburgh depot. The
boiler works, now occupying the prnnnd
S'SA w AOW Uultu1upH LQAL ate
being put up north OF the E.na class
works. -" go s''sH
There was meeting OF schooi superin.
Iendents here Friday night, attended by
Messfa. Anderson, Of Wheeling; Shreye.
o. Martins Ferry; Peck, of Barnesyille :
Mertx, OF Steubenville; Waters, Of ST
Evansville; Duncan, OF Bridgeport, and
Jones, Of this city, -, !
Charles D. Haines OF Haines Bros, Nav
York, street railway builders and opera.
tors, who was here several days last week
bought tho Bsllaire street railway Satnr,
day Tor $3.50. This firm controls great
many lines east and west, The firm de.
clares its intention to rebuild this road and
extend it to Pinch run. with possibly other
extensiona. o'- -'t
Rev. R. NJ. Brown, D. D., of the Second
Presbyterian church, preached and held
communion services at the First church
Yesterday forenoon. A student of the
Allegheny Theological seminary preached
a. the Second church in the morning and
81 the tirst church in tho evening. Ter
new members were admitted to the Firat
church, three Of them from other churches
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The following conveyances Of real estate
were admitted to record in Recorder
Hooks Office Saturday. ~ 4
Deed made January 6, 1887, by W. NJ.
Handlan and wife and others, to Mary @.
Handlan, for lots No. 8, 4, and s, in
square No. 81 in the Eighth ward. Con-
aideration, $40.
Deed made August II, 1885, by William
Rodgers and wife, to Frank I. Grow, for
four acres and one perch Of land. ConHid.
Grafton, 1884 IS. h.
Deed made January IL, 1887, by Mary
F. Newkirk to Edward Riizer, for piece
Of ground on Market street, First ward.
Consideration, SIS.
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Why, Indeed"

The Cincinnati Enquirer OF recent date
contained the following editorial brief
which 1t might BIO well enough for the
powers that be, 10 ponder over:
"Fully one-hal! Of the waters which 60
to make up flood in the Ohio river come
from the West Virginia drainage, and yet
the Government has not one signal station
in that State. Why should these things
ha thnaly Pr b st..Hr.IT.I
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"L-I 4 ChnlIenGo. 4
FEBRUARY 10, 1857.
Mr.. Bass Wt,t, of Wheeling, W. "a:
I hereby challenge you to contest of
running, 200 yards, or fight to the finish
with hard gloves, Marquis Of Queensberry
rules. Is::1 FRANK WEDLoeK, 4
Champion all.round Athlete Of Philadel.
phia. 8. J. ~.
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HOw-ITACHES,

% Worn out with rain, but still compelled
NIX by stern necessity to stand up 10 the work
~ n before us and bear the pain. Relief In
TSAl one minute In a Cuticura Anti Pain Pies.
l]Stcr for the aching sides and back, the
I'M weak and painful muscles, the sore chest
and hacking cough, and every pain and ache OF
daily toll. Elegant, new, original. speedy and In.
faiblc AZ druggists, SO: 1--we for 81 co: or post.
age ,ree o. Potter Drug and Chemical Co., Boston.
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REV. WV. h. CHAIRMAN, Pastor Of N.
E. Church, Georgetown, D. O., wrote US:
Having had an opportunity to test the x-
cellentss qualities OF DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup, hesitate not to say, 1t is the best
remedy I have ever used In my family"
For Group and whooping cough 1t is sure
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WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. l4.-For West
ern New York, Western Pennsylvania and
West Virginia, fair weather, followed by
locsl rains, aouthcrly winds, warmer
weather.
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GEO. NJ. SHOOK IL co.
SHOOK 6 GO.
NEW GOODS.

Spring Dress Goods in new
and striking effects; handsomest
line we have ever shown at this
time oil the year. An elegant
quality OF Surah Silk In black and
all the new Spring Shades at
81 90 per yard, worth 81 IS. .
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TIE RIVER FALLING
After Failing to Rsncll n 35.Foot Stal
:.

.AiteF EuilluE 10 Ikencn JO.EOOt stage,
bank Briefs.
The cold snap that followed Fridays
severe storm and tho cool weather that
has prevailed since, put an effectual
stop to the high water i. that was
threatened. The river again failed to
reach the 35-foot stage that 1t was predict.
cd it would. The highest point it reach.
ed was about 81 feet and that was early
yesterday morning. Last night the marks
indicated depth Of 80 feet 0 inches in the
channel, and the waters were slowly re-
ceding. During the day the levee was
visited by large number OF sight-seers.
The rise was sufficient to cover number
OF low places, but no great damage is re-.
ported. The river will probably fall rap
idly to-day. 4sst5 =
The reports from above last night were
as follows: Morgsnsown feet inches !:
Lock No. 4, IA feet 10 inches; Parker, IA
feet; Oil City, 0 feet; Greensboro, 16 feet !;
Brownsville, Is feet, 6 inches. At all Of
these places the river was falling and it
waa cold.
The Louis A. Shirley left for Cincinnati
with q big trip late Saturday night.
The Scotia passed down ct On early hour
Saturday morning. -,
Tho steamer abs Mcdonald vss sold at
auction by United States Marshal Sehon
at Charleston last Thursday afternoon.
Sho was bought by Captain r. s. Carr,
for the sum Of S2,325.
FRIDAY evening two lads, II o. Is years
old applied at police headquarters for lodg-
ing. Their real names were Lang and
Murray, but they gave fictitious ones at
first. They were runaways from Marietta
having worked their way up on some OF
the steamers. Thcy were detained by the
police till yesterday morning when they
were allowed to 60. They had had enough
Of the fun OF running away and were
anxious to get home.
Tho Andes is due to-day from Cincin-
natl for which point she will depart on
her return trip at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. The Andes, as all who have
ever patronizad her know, is o staunch,
commodious stern-whesl packet COM
manded by clever set of gentlemen who
have by their courteous treatment Of
everyone made the boat deservedly popu-
lar. She was unable to reach here iaet
week by reason OF having been kept be-
low the bridges OF Cincinnati by the high
water. Captain Charlie Muhleman is
still in command with Messrs. Mart Noll
and Charlie Knox in tho Office.
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WE have Introduced new system Of
selling Watches on tho installment plan
whereby you can secure witch ut once
or easy payments. Coll and investigate.
JACOB ". GRUBB, Jewe)er,
Cor. Twelfth md Market SITS.
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If you have one OF the Windsor Fold
ing Beds, such as can be obtained at the
Furniture and Carpet store OF Frew &
Bertschy, ILL Main street, you can get
along very nicely with only one room,
which 10 q great saving. E,s
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A very handsome line Of
Dress Trimmings and Buttons,
to match new goods, has just
been opened. 4
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French and American Satines,
solid colors in every shade, and
a beautiful line Of Fancies-a
splendid quality at IL Hc yard.
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New Crinkles, Seersuckers,
Ginghams, Prints, etc. We
offer one case Of Crinkles at
6Aca yard, worth IL Hc yard.
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Donot fail to inspect our large
and attractive stock Of Embroid-
cries and White Goods, En-
broideries in Ecru, Heliotrope,
Pink, Light Blue, Grey, Brown,
etc. Materials to match.
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Colgatc's Cashmere Bouquet,
A white, pure,d eliciously scented toilet
soap, which never roughens the most deli
cate akin. = a.lF warh
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TnE Standard Rotary Shuttle is the
lightest running sewing machine ever
offered to the public; see advertisement
Of Edward L. Rose & Go,
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REAL ESTATE
FOR RENT

No. % South Front street, rooms and bath room
No. 1gs EoG street, n month SIS co, -. 0'' --
No. l15 Sixteenth street, month. siG "a
no. 7tgH Market street. a MONTH siSeO'
No. lo6 Fifteenth street, q month, SID al
7 No. POP Sixteenth street, a month, siS m h.s,
10. 1s99 Jacob street, a month, si6 C..
No. !7lo Eof street, month, sid 0O, = -,!.t T..
no. III EoG street, a month, Sl1 %.
No. 1aS Eighteenth street, month. sin M
ural gas. : $500 T-' ~" otiiccs Win nat
No. 2lo2 Main street, storc.room and vo,,,nn !,
io W rooms month. sl3 o. eii'n is! q
NJ ~ = Ia Ta MAIN street month. SIS 90.
TO- KY EoH st., rooms. month. six NJ M w. W.
s So,1iT soa MAIN as street. business house.
ana n9V Wo Cycling southeast corner oil
NJ ~ is,o yuiglnla street, a month, 81 30.
New rooIed b sSes rooms, month"; IS 90
aScolloeh street. month, sic co. street, west Of
w. 'eE 10y foufseenth street, month, SIS co.
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WE laYc Just received a full limo Of
SPRING OTERC0ATlNGS, and Rre in
daily receipt OF The latest Novelties in
Spring Suitings.
Also, on lAnd u handsome limo Of Neck.
wear and Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods.
C. HESS IL SONS,
No. 1921 Market Street.
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GENERAL NOTICES.

=, T1DIsas Of comfort and joy. St. Jacobs
Oll never fails to cure rheumatism. : :
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Miss DILLoNrecently entertained large
and cultured audience at the Metropolitan
NJ. Z. church, Washington, D. O. Rev.
J. ?. Newman, D. D., pastor, says: "Miss
Dillon ia an ARTIST in vocal culture, and
will always DO welcome ct our church."",
Prof. ]. B. Roberts, trasedian, OF Phila.
delphia, says: 80 You are one Of the terry
jep that has attained the rank OF ARTIST
in your profession. congratulate you on
your success in our Eastern and Southern
cities" ~ fa,y,
The many friends Of Miss Dillon will be
pleased to have an opportunity OF hear.
ing her at the Opera House Friday even
Ing. February IS, Women's Union Be-
nsvolent Society benefit. Tickets fifty
centa, at Bsumer's Wednesday morning.
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Cheap Excursion Tickets to tho So,

Cheap Excursion Tickets to tho South. 4
Cheap excursion tickets 10 principal
points in the South are now on eale 'by
the Panhandle route. For tickets and
further particulars call on or address j. q.
Tomlinson, passenger agent, Panhandle
Routs, Wheeling, w. Va.
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A Challenge.

Som throat and lung troubles yield to
Red Star Cough Cure. Price 25 cents. Z
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FOR SA.IE.

TN 10 10 South Front street; ground % Nv 100 =,
ane house Is twostory frame Of eItt ny ~ leet
a lSo % hes a has 11s and JET
and down Atais, large ba,b.rn,,,wW waller pipes uT
nose piaS II Yard stationary wash tus sinIo
ana aFe eea, the 5ISo 81 good
Pas hsh censa and good ght: sII I9 aDn house
Kinda III S evs5y dasslrabe pieces Of property al,
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No MERCHANT or professional man car
afford to be without q Caligraph type
writer. 1t save time and health An e1
animation is solicited. OF .:our salearoom
No. IS Twelfth street. ..i,1S',s.'s7 -
sEi,: 2 EDWARD L. Rose ( Co.
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THE torturing disease neuralgia is
instantly relieved and rapidly cured by
Salvation Oil. ra.,l.- e., -!
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EOR SALE no CLOSE AN ESTATE.
Valuable Farm For Sale,

n olier ior sale tho Farm owned by the he
daniel Peck, situated In Richland township H!'
mont county, Ohio, on the National road one ana :
naii niles west OF St. Clairsyillc The farm CONTAINS
ABOUT ~ acres Of good and we'll lying LAND; EtA
Wateted In good state OF cultivation. ThcreH
Ivy acres cleared land, the balance timber; ab3Ti
~ aGiGs ~ grass. On the farm are Co1foTiApss
evening house, good stable and wagon shed, Sng
osneI necessary ouibuildings: an apple orchard u
tnefe Is also vineyard OF lS5 grape vines. o3n'Ar
ns OF zen varieties Of the most choice fruit. Ilee
~ number Of other fruit trees, peaches, r!pnh.,
Sneties, DC. The farm Is In au excellent nelsh,,
Y, on The National road, will make very desin'
Dle ana pleasant homo for a family. Terms Of az
VIII &c made reasonable. For further pGtticnGin,
oi information concerning the property cal! on OF
auotess INC undersigned, ST. Clainville. Ohio
= 49, ,s-.'Tf.s 0I IVA PECK
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As reported by Christian SchRopi, drug
gist, Opera House corner, Saturday:
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SUNDAY.

IAN. 9A.N. IAN. SE.M. 7PH
H6e $50 80" SO J0s
Wcathcr-Fa!r. n
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FOR RENT.

no r RENT-SHERMAN HOUSE
Martins Ferry, Ohio. For particulars euouIra
OF A. SCHREINER. Martins Ferry, o. = iaS1
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WANTED,

WANTED-a live, energetic man to
wv represent uR SIS per month and eIpeusz
Goods staple: every one buys: outfit and parlc1lI
Tree. STANDARD SILVERWARE CO., Boston.
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Indications.

'7A.x. 9A.M lax. sr.4. 7r.,
lSo 25o So SO 81
Weathcr-Falr.' ".'
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LIS. COOP & Co. sell dly goods the cheapest
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LOCAL nREY1rIEs.
Matters of Minor Moment In and About
,r, the City,

PATRICK LlXcu. employed at. tho Upper
Riverside mill, 10 laid up with q crushed
foot. Friday evening ball Of hot iron
tall ~, 10 ... ....
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Police Court.
BEFORE POLICE JUSTICE DAYTON.
FRIDAY, April LIST.

BEFORE POLICE JUSTICE DAYTON.
FRIDAY, April LIST.
Keaniam was brought up on remand
from Thursday, charged with larceny of
a case of condensed milk, the property
of H. May & Co., for sentence. As one
of the attorneys in the case was absent,
it vas postponed to the I'd.
Chas Molteno was fined $500 for sell
ing liquor without license. Costs, So.
The same defendant, for keeping a
disorderly house, was remanded until
moved ON.
H. Parker, Thos Traines and Poku
were each fined Sc for drunkenness AS
= the latter was policeman on duty, ne
was discharged from the police force.
All Sing, remanded from the 30th ult.
for gaming, when he pleaded not guilty,
withdrew that plea and pleaded guilty.
He was fined $25. Costs, 81. A noIle
pros. was entered against An Pau for the
same offense.
Henry Kaneauhi, charged with OBJ
tanning $3.50 from Alexander Robertson,
the property of Mrs. S. s. Robertson,
under false pretenses, was remanded to
the I'd.
M. P. Cropley, for violating rule Of
the express regulations, was remanded
to the 9TH.
CIVIL CASES.
Epa VS.. Kahahana fw), charged with
deserving her husband. Ordered to re-
turn, and the husband to pay So costs.
Geo. Morris VS.. E. Lycan, writ of pos
session. Continued to the 9th. F. NJ
Hatch for plaintiff, w. R. Castle for de-
PENDANT.
Ting On VS.. Jas. Stephens, assumpsit
for $40. Judgment for plaintiff, with
81 So costs.
w. G. Parke, assignee estate of j.
Lyons, VS.. zap Sin, assumpsit for bal
ance of account, $13 II. Judgment for
plaintiff, with Sc 45 costs.
w. G. Parke, assignee estate of ].
Lyons, VS.. Alfred Johnson, assumpsit
for $21 %. Judgment for plaintiff, with
81 90 costs.
Wong Wing Boo VS.. Sam Wal, as
sumpsit for $158 rs on a promissory
note. Judgment for plaintiff, with in
terest and costs.
Wong Win Boo VS.. Sam Wal, assump-
sit for $158 IS. Judgment for plaintiff
for the amount, with $14 46 costs.
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THE MOLTENO CASE.
The Defendant Fined 500 for Selling
Liquor without a License.

Another crowded audience was in at
tendance at the Police Court yesterday
morning to hear Police Justice Dayton
sentence Charles Molteno for selling
liquor without license at the Kapiolani
Bath House.
After the defendant had been told to
stand up by the Court, Hon. Paul Neu-
mann, who appeared for Molteno, said it
was well known that he kept the Kapio-
lani Bath House, where a little dance
and something else was INDUCED in.
People went there for recreation and not
for the purpose of finding a barroom.
There was nothing to show he had car
red on the business in a systematic
way AS this was his first ofense, and
the penalty was only money fine, the
extreme rigor OF the law should not be
imposed. The prosecution will get the
justice they desire by a cessasion Of
dancing and drinking at this place. He
asked that this be taken into considera
ton.
His Honor said; Molteno, you have
pleaded guilty TO selling liquor WlCnOuu
license. The beer, spirits, ETC., seized at
your place would form very fair stock
for barroom. The glasses and other
articles show that you had every con-
venience for mixing drinks, and l feel
certain you have carried on this traffic
very extensively. While licensed places
are under bond and pay license, you
are carrying on business without either.
The bath house was only prelude for
selling liquor. After closing hours for
licensed places, your place was made a
rendezvous for persons of certain classes
to meet and have a good time. Licensed
houses for selling after hours are liable
to forfeit their license and bond. l
should not be doing my duty if did not
impose heavy penalty. [ fine you $500
and So costs. The liquor, etc, seized to
be confscated.
Mr.. Peterson then asked that the case
| of keeping disorderly house be con-
tinued until moved on, which the Court
agreed to.
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witched by Nuku, and that he must die.
Three young men volunteered to put
Nuku to death. Cases OF this kind are
becoming rare in New Zealand, but the
native people still retain profound be-
lief in the power of witchcraft to do
them bodily harm. Being less advanced
in civilization than the natives of these
Islands this is hardly to be wondered at,
but even here the power of the kahunas
is still very great, and unfortunately re-
cent events tend to strengthen it.
Quite a different incident is reported
in the same paper that chronicles this
murder. 1t was the turning of the first
sod of the RotoruA railroad" near the
scene of the recent volcanic outbreak.
At this ceremony, which marked the IT.
resistible progress of civilization through
the Maori districts, an old Maori prophet
named TIE Whanapipi played a prom
inent part. He was called upon by Hans
Tapsell, master of ceremonies, 10 inaug-
urate the enterprise, and the old man,
survival of the savage past, made a
speech and went through quaint incan-
tations, the Maoris Justify joining. Petera
tie Pukuatua turned the first sod. He is
a leading chief, and was assisted by
three other chiefs of influence, dressed
in full Maori regalia." The native
school children sang the National an
them in English, after which natives and
Europeans sat down to a banquet pro-
vided by the white residents. 1t may be
remarked in this place that Maori pa
rents now insist upon having their chill
dren educated only in English, the bet
ter to equip them for the battle of life.